The student population at University of Colorado Boulder is 39,585 (31,034 undergraduate and 8,551 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,568 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CU Boulder is 78.40% which is increased by 4,938 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,630 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.81 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

3,156 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 628.87% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 35,741 where 39,585 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.40% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.60% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 4,938 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,630 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.81 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in CU Boulder than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Colorado Boulder since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1432,01726,09614,30611,7905,9213,3652,556
2014-1532,432
415
26,557
461
14,796
490
11,761
-29
5,875
-46
3,326
-39
2,549
-7
2015-1633,056
624
27,142
585
15,012
216
12,130
369
5,914
39
3,401
75
2,513
-36
2016-1733,977
921
27,901
759
15,541
529
12,360
230
6,076
162
3,442
41
2,634
121
2017-1835,338
1,361
29,056
1,155
16,228
687
12,828
468
6,282
206
3,494
52
2,788
154
2018-1936,681
1,343
30,159
1,103
16,662
434
13,497
669
6,522
240
3,646
152
2,876
88
2019-2037,883
1,202
31,098
939
16,963
301
14,135
638
6,785
263
3,804
158
2,981
105
2020-2137,437
-446
30,307
-791
16,407
-556
13,900
-235
7,130
345
4,062
258
3,068
87
2021-2239,000
1,563
30,886
579
16,933
526
13,953
53
8,114
984
4,692
630
3,422
354
2022-2339,585
585
31,034
148
16,737
-196
14,297
344
8,551
437
5,078
386
3,473
51
Average35,74129,02415,95913,0656,7173,8312,886
University of Colorado Boulder Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 29,024 where 31,034 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Colorado Boulder since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1426,09623,94813,09210,8562,1481,214934
2014-1526,55724,34413,50010,8442,2131,296917
2015-1627,14225,05913,77911,2802,0831,233850
2016-1727,90125,80214,31011,4922,0991,231868
2017-1829,05626,97715,00511,9722,0791,223856
2018-1930,15928,03415,36712,6672,1251,295830
2019-2031,09828,87715,61613,2612,2211,347874
2020-2130,30727,70314,83812,8652,6041,5691,035
2021-2230,88628,46315,46412,9992,4231,469954
2022-2331,03428,72815,38613,3422,3061,351955
Average29,02429,02414,63612,15829,0241,323907
University of Colorado Boulder Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,717 where 8,551 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Colorado Boulder since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,9212,2941,2891,0053,6272,0761,551
2014-155,8752,3311,3241,0073,5442,0021,542
2015-165,9142,4351,3571,0783,4792,0441,435
2016-176,0762,5841,4271,1573,4922,0151,477
2017-186,2822,6791,4501,2293,6032,0441,559
2018-196,5222,6961,4631,2333,8262,1831,643
2019-206,7852,7581,4611,2974,0272,3431,684
2020-217,1302,8161,5081,3084,3142,5541,760
2021-228,1142,9061,5161,3905,2083,1762,032
2022-238,5512,9091,5571,3525,6423,5212,121
Average6,7176,7171,4351,2066,7172,3961,680
University of Colorado Boulder Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.64%. The percentage was 71.93% 10 years ago and CU Boulder still has a high percentage of white students. 6.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.77% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Colorado Boulder over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141171,5505172,8782423,0311,043
2014-151071,6175123,0422422,8781,236
2015-161011,6625183,2442122,8041,365
2016-17881,7435303,5112322,8471,522
2017-18871,8545643,8802223,4121,713
2018-19761,9315594,2232924,2671,945
2019-20782,0855924,5553424,9892,103
2020-21792,1536464,6902824,8672,189
2021-22802,3676714,8863625,5202,253
2022-23902,4787024,8493525,5892,342
Average901,9445813,9762824,0201,771
University of Colorado Boulder Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,156 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 628.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Colorado Boulder from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1532,4324332,38229,617
2015-1633,0563432,39230,321
2016-1733,9776332,28231,062
2017-1835,3386961,97632,666
2018-1936,6811,0532,23433,394
2019-2037,8831,3192,88133,683
2020-2137,43711,07223,1763,189
2021-2239,0004,18024,29910,521
2022-2339,5853,15610,62725,802
Average36,1542,5438,02825,584

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